Monday, March 2, 2015

Green Gooey Goop by Anna C. Morrison

A little girl is presented with a different sort of a
meal when her mom serves her green gooey goop. Interesting and icky
ingredients appear one by one as the little girl decides what’s in this
noxious-smelling concoction. The little girl creates a flood, and her
dog’s fur turns green. Suggested age range for readers: 0-8

This book was written to capture the moment when a child is
confronted by healthy food that, while nutritious, may not appear to be
delicious. Many children react imaginatively to new foods, and the
child in this book is no exception. She envisions the ingredients as
other than what her mother describes in the first part of the book in an
attempt to get out of eating the food. When she realizes she must eat
it anyway, it spills onto the family dog, who may or may not be green
forever!

I hope you enjoy starting a conversation with your child about the
value of eating healthy foods that also taste delicious.

This is a cute picture book. Geared toward 3-8 year olds. Three year olds will love the rhyming meter and 8 year olds will love that they can read it on their own. If you are an educator and you are doing a green theme this book will fit right into that theme. It's Green! is the joke around our house.

Anna C. Morrison is an author of children’s books, including Silly Moments and Green Gooey Goop,
with many more to follow. She is also an adjunct professor for
multiple colleges and universities, both face-to-face and online. While
she instructs various levels of English composition, she also teaches
classes on literature, film, feature writing, and technical writing,
among others. In addition, she has worked with Adapt Courseware as a
writing consultant on three video course projects, including college
skills and composition. Anna received her MFA in Writing from Spalding
University in Louisville, Kentucky, and her BA in English, Creative
Writing, from California State University, San Bernardino. Anna is an
active member of SCBWI and is available for book signings. She lives in
Southern California with her family and pets.